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Lupus vulgaris with tubercular lymphadenitis and IgA nephropathy

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A 14-year-old girl presented with a 10-year history of a large crusted plaque over the right thigh for 10 years and small reddish plaque over the left upper back for 3 months. On routine evaluation, she was found to have hematuria. Skin biopsy from the lesion was suggestive of skin tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris), and kidney biopsy showed features of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Fine-needle aspiration from the inguinal lymph node was consistent with granulomatous disease. The patient has been on anti-tubercular treatment, and the hematuria has subsided.

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  1. Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Ambar Khaira, Om P. Rathi, Sandeep Mahajan & Suresh C. Tiwari

  2. Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Alok Sharma & Amit K. Dinda

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Khaira, A., Rathi, O.P., Mahajan, S. et al. Lupus vulgaris with tubercular lymphadenitis and IgA nephropathy. Clin Exp Nephrol 12, 79–81 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-007-0006-5

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